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X-Men Rulebook
1) Q: Please explain Draw Dice card effects.
A: Basic Action Cards with Draw Dice effects such as Gearing Up
can be used during either the Main Step or the Attack Step after
blockers are assigned and before damage is dealt. The player
would declare that they are using the action, draw two dice
from their bag, roll them, and place the results in their reserve
pool. Since both the Main Step and Attack Step happen after
the Roll and Reroll Step, dice rolled using the Gearing Up
BAC cannot be rerolled.
For characters with Draw Dice effects such as Gambit Ace in the Hole
are triggered when the requirement of the card effect is met. In
the case of Gambit, Ace in the Hole, this is when this character
is fielded. In this example, since fielding Gambit would occur
during the Main Step (which happens after the Roll and Reroll
Step), dice rolled using Gambits effect cannot be rerolled.
3)
Q: If a character with a game effect that is triggered by taking
damage is KOed due to damage dealt in combat, does their game effect
occur?
A: Yes, the characters card effect will occur. As an example, Iron Man,
Playboys ability to deal 3 damage to one opposing character that is
attacking or blocking each time he takes damage in the Attack Step
would be triggered even if the damage he takes would cause him to be
KOd.
PLEASE NOTE: On Page 17 of the rulebook, there is an error. In the last
sentence of the first paragraph, it states, This will give Thor enough
damage to knock out Iron Man before he can use his card text again.
This refers to the fact that Iron Man will not be in play in future turns to
continue to take advantage of his ability he still gets to use it on the
turn he is KOed.
8) Q: Please explain the interaction/timing of When fielded and While active effects.
A: Characters are fielded when they are moved from the reserve pool to the field zone (by paying
their fielding cost or through any special effect). An effect that occurs while the character is
active is described as an effect that takes place when one or more of that cards dice are in the
field. See the Tournament Rules - Active and Fielded section in the rulebook on page 19. For
example, Hawkeye, Longbows effect would activate only when you pay the characters fielding
cost and move the die from your reserve pool to the field. Doctor Doom, Reed Richards Rivals
effect would stay in effect as long as that character die is in your Field Zone.
For When fielded
effects, you ask Was the
character fielded? If
yes, the effect occurs
immediately as they are
fielded. This will happen
simultaneously with any
static effects already in
the field (like Doctor
Doom, Reed Richards
Rivals -1A and -1D).
So, if a player fields
Hawkeye on his Level 1
or 2 face (with 1
Defense), if there are no
other defense modifiers on the field, it would play out as:
1) Hawkeye deals his attack value (which is being modified Dr. Doom by -1) to target
character.
2) Dr. Dooms modifies Hawkeyes Defense by -1, KOing Hawkeye.
So, effectively, Hawkeye uses his effect just as he is
KOd.
9) Q: Please explain When/While attacking and
When/While blocking effects.
A: These effects will trigger each and every time that a
character die is assigned to attack/block even if you
assign multiple dice of the same character to attack/block.
As an example of a When attacking effect, Punisher,
McRook allows a player to knock out one target opposing
character when he is assigned to attack. If a player
assigns multiple Punisher, McRooks to attack, this effect
would trigger for each Punisher assigned to attack.
10)
Q: What happens to a captured die if the capturing
die is captured, rerolled, or otherwise changed such that the
power is no longer available?
A: On Page 21 of the rulebook, under the Capturing,
Controlling, and Copying section, Once the capturing ends,
place the die wherever it came from (the text on the
capturing dies card will tell you where you captured it
from). If the capturing die is somehow changed (through rerolling, etc), and is removed from
the field, its ability is no longer in play, so the captured die would be returned to where you
captured it from.
spend non-generic energy dice, and you can pay several fielding costs at once to fully spend a
generic energy die.
13) Q: If a card effect is triggered multiple times by the same game effect, does the card
effect happen multiple times as a result?
No, just once. For example, lets look at the Force Beam BAC and Hulk, Jade Giant:
Suppose the following situation: Player A has a Force Beam Basic Action Die in their Reserve
Pool on its double burst Action Face. Player B has a Hulk die in their Field Zone on its Level 3
face. Player A activates their Force Beam, which deals 1 damage to each player and 2 damage to
each character. Player A and Player B will both be dealt 1 damage and all characters in both
players Field Zones will be dealt 2 damage. As Player B will take damage and Player Bs Hulk
will take damage, Hulks card effect of While Hulk is active, when either you or Hulk takes
damage, knock out one of your opponents level 1 characters will trigger and Hulk will be able
to knock out one of Player As level 1 characters (that were still in Field after being dealt 2
damage from the Force Beam). Hulks effect will only trigger once regardless of how many
times the requirement for his effect is met. If any other source would then deal damage to Hulks
controller or Hulk (like a second Force Beam were to be played), Hulks ability would trigger
again.
14) Q: If I target a character with two separate effects that resolve simultaneously, and for
opposite effect, what happens?
A: The active player would choose which effect to apply first. Lets take a look at Doctor
Octopus, Megalomaniac with the ability, When Doctor Octopus assigns to attack, target an
opposing character. That character cannot block this turn. and Deadpool, Chiyonosake with the
ability, When Deadpool attacks, you may assign an opposing character to block him. If he
knocks out that character, he deals two damage to each opposing character. If the attacker
chooses to have Doctor Octopus, Megalomaniac activate first, the target character would not be
able to block, and Deadpool, Chiyonosake would need to choose a different character for his
effect (or none at all, since it is a may effect). If the attacker chooses to have Deadpool,
Chiyonosake activate first, the target character must block the Deadpool die. Afterward, the
attacker could choose to prevent that blocker from blocking with Doctor Octopus, Megalomaniac
since it is a cannot effect.
15) Q: If a Global Ability says I may only use it once per turn, can I use my copy and my
opponents copy of the same ability?
The short answer is yes! It doesnt matter if you have the same exact character (two Silver
Surfer, Sky-Riders) as your opponent, or two different versions of the same character (Silverado
and Sky-Rider).
16) Q: Do
Sidekicks moved to
the field with Rally
count as being
fielded? Does Rally
trigger Johnny
Storms ability?
17) Q: If Angel attacks, is blocked, and then a player uses Distractions Global on him, does
he deal 2 damage to the defending player still?
A: Yes. He was blocked, he was not knocked out, and therefore he deals the 2 damage.
21) Can you help me understand how Storm, Weather Witchs Global Ability interacts with
Imprisoned?
The short answer is: it doesnt. Imprisoned doesnt use the word target. Target implies a set number of
targets, not a grouping that meets a requirement (as Imprisoned has you select).
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